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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 27, 2024· Updated Jan 5, 2026

net: af_can: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in can_create()

CVE-2024-56603

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: af_can: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in can_create()

On error can_create() frees the allocated sk object, but sock_init_data() has already attached it to the provided sock object. This will leave a dangling sk pointer in the sock object and may cause use-after-free later.

Affected products

147

Patches

0

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Vulnerability mechanics

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